[JHatta]

Of course there will be racism, and prejudice out there. It's all about having a stiff upper lip and being able to dish/take shit. I came from working on the waterfront handing 50-yr old crews to do maintenance work. You think they wouldn't be cracking jokes about asians/east indians/white/black? You have to be able to take some shit, and dish it right back out. I felt comfortable as hell shooting the shit with these guys, and making jokes at each others expense all day.

Now on the other side of the fence, if it got to be a little extreme (i.e. hate crimes, bashing your windows, bashing your face in) then I could see that being a problem. I've never had to deal with that type of friction before, I guess it depends on the type of person you are. If you take everything personally, I wouldn't suggest that you work around older individuals in any trades.